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Houston County State Court conducts criminal and civil jury trials with jurisdiction within the geographic borders of Houston County. It also serves as an appellate court for the Magistrate Court of Houston County. It is our mission to provide efficient, courteous, and cost-effective justice to all citizens. Judge Jason E. Ashford is your elected State Court judge. Please visit our website at www.houstonstatecourt.org for calendars, answers to frequently asked questions, forms, and for contact information.
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JULY 7, 2023 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE CONTINUE TO USE PEACHCOURT FOR ALL YOUR EFILINGS |
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HOUSTON COUNTY STATE COURT 2023 & 2024 CALENDAR
TERMS OF COURT: 2023 Jan 2, April 3, July 3, October 2 / 2024 Jan 1, April 4, July 1, October 7
Criminal Jury 2023 & 2024
| Disc. Dead | Motion Dead | Cal Call | Motion Day | Final Plea Day | Trial Weeks |
| 11/18/22 | 12/16/22 | 12/6/22 | 1/9/23 | 1/10/23 | 2/6/23 & 2/13/23 |
| 2/21/23 | 3/16/23 | 2/28/23 | 4/17/23 | 4/18/23 | 5/15/23 & 5/22/23 |
| 5/22/23 | 6/27/23 | 6/13/23 | 7/24/23 | 7/25/23 | 8/14/23 & 8/21/23 |
| 8/21/23 | 9/25/23 | 9/12/23 | 10/16/23 | 10/17/23 | 11/6/23 & 11/13/23 |
| 11/20/23 | 1/3/24 | 12/12/23 | 1/22/24 | 1/23/24 | 2/20/24 & 2/26/24 |
| 2/26/24 | 3/27/24 | 3/12/24 | 4/22/24 | 4/23/24 | 5/13/24 & 5/20/24 |
| 5/20/24 | 7/10/24 | 6/18/24 | 7/29/24 | 7/30/24 | 8/19/24 & 8/26/24 |
| 8/26/24 | 10/9/24 | 9/24/24 | 10/28/24 | 10/29/24 | 11/18/24 1 week |
| 11/26/24 | 1/8/25 | 12/10/24 | 1/27/25 | 1/28/25 | 2/18/25 & 2/24/25 |
2023 Civil Jury Trial Weeks:
January 23 & January 30 Specially set Med Mal
March 6 & 13
May 1 & 8
June 12 & 20
September 18 & 25
December 4
2024 Civil Jury Trial Weeks:
January 29 & February 5
March 18 & 25
April 29 & May 6
June 3 & 10
September 16
December 2
Criminal Non-Jury 2023 & 2024
| Disc. Deadline | Motion Deadline | Cal. Call | Motion Day | Final Plea Day | Trial Date |
| 11/7/22 | 11/18/22 | 11/29/22 | 11/29/22 | 11/29/22 | 1/17/23 |
| 1/31/23 | 2/6/23 | 2/21/23 | 2/21/23 | 2/21/23 | 3/28/23 |
| 4/5/23 | 4/12/23 | 4/25/23 | 4/25/23 | 4/25/23 | 6/6/23 |
| 6/15/23 | 6/28/23 | 8/1/23 | 8/1/23 | 8/1/23 | 9/5/23 |
| 9/11/2 | 9/15/23 | 10/3/23 | 10/3/23 | 10/3/23 | 11/28/23 |
| 12/14/23 | 12/20/23 | 1/9/24 | 1/9/24 | 1/9/24 | 2/13/24 |
| 3/11/24 | 3/18/24 | 4/9/24 | 4/9/24 | 4/9/24 | 5/28/24 |
| 6/3/24 | 6/10/24 | 6/25/24 | 6/25/24 | 6/25/24 | 7/31/24 |
| 7/22/24 | 7/29/24 | 8/6/24 | 8/6/24 | 8/6/24 | 9/10/24 |
| 9/16/24 | 9/23/24 | 10/22/24 | 10/23/24 | 10/23/24 | 11/12/24 |
| 11/18/24 | 11/27/24 | 1/7/25 | 1/7/25 | 1/7/25 | 2/4/25 |
| 2023 Regular Arraignment Dates | 2023 Jail Arraignment Dates | 2024 Arraignment Dates | 2024 Jail Arraignment Dates |
| Jan. 5, 12, 19 | Jan. 5, 12, 19 | Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 | Jan. 4, 11, 25 |
| Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 | Feb. 2, 9, 16 | Feb. 1, 8, 15, 29 | Feb. 1, 8, 15, 29 |
| March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | March 7, 14, 21, 28 | March 7, 14, 21, 28 |
| April 13, 20, 27 | April 13, 20, 27 | April 11, 18, 25 | April 11, 18, 25 |
| May 4, 11, 18, 25 | May 4, 11, 18, 25 | May 2, 9, 16, 23 | May 2, 9, 16, 23 |
| June 1, 8, 15, 29 | June 8, 15, 29 | June 6, 13, 20, 27 | June 6, 13, 27/td> |
| July 13, 27 | July 13, 27* | July 11, 18, | July 11, 18, 25* |
| Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 3 | Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 | Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22 | Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22 |
| Sep. 7, 14, 21, 28 | Sep. 14, 21, 28 | Sep. 12, 19, 26 | Sep. 12, 19, 26 |
| Oct. 5, 19, 26 | Oct. 5, 19, 26 | Oct. 3, 10, 24, 31 | Oct. 3, 10, 24, 31 |
| Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30 | Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30 | Nov. 7, 14, 21 | Nov. 7, 14, 21, 27* |
| Dec. 7, 14, 21 | Dec. 7, 14, 21 | Dec. 5, 12, 19 | Dec. 5, 12, 19 |
*May change due to Holiday and conferences
HOUSTON COUNTY STATE COURT 2025 & 2026 CALENDAR
TERMS OF COURT: 2025 Jan 6, April 7, July 7, October 6 / 2026 Jan 5, April 6, July 6, October 5
Criminal Jury 2025 & 2026
| Disc. Dead | Motion Dead | Cal Call | Motion Day | Final Plea Day | Trial Weeks |
| 11/26/24 | 1/8/25 | 12/10/24 | 1/27/25 | 1/28/25 | 2/18/2025 & 2/24/2025 |
| 3/3/25 | 4/11/25 | 4/1/25 | 4/28/25 | 4/29/25 | 5/12/2025 &5/19/2025 |
| 6/16/25 | 7/11/25 | 6/24/25 | 7/28/25 | 7/29/25 | 8/18/2025 & 8/25/2025 |
| 9/12/25 | 10/3/25 | 9/23/25 | 10/20/25 | 10/21/25 | 11/10/2025 & 11/17/2025 |
| 12/4/25 | 12/22/25 | 12/16/25 | 1/26/26 | 1/27/26 | 2/17/2026 & 2/23/2026 |
| 3/13/26 | 4/3/26 | 3/24/26 | 4/27/26 | 4/28/26 | 5/18/2026 & 5/26/2026 |
| 6/18/26 | 7/6/26 | 6/23/26 | 7/27/26 | 7/28/26 | 8/24/2026 & 8/31/2026 |
| 9/18/26 | 10/1/26 | 9/29/26 | 10/26/26 | 10/27/26 | 11/16/2026 |
| 12/11/26 | 12/28/26 | 12/15/26 | 1/25/26 | 1/26/27 | 2/16/2027 & 2/22/2027 |
2025 Civil Jury Trial Weeks:
February 10
March 3 & 17
June 2 & 9
September 15
December 8
2026 Civil Jury Trial Weeks:
February 29
March 2 & 9
June 1 & 8
September 14
December 7
February 8, 2027
County Observed Holiday
| 2025 - | 1/1 & 20 | 2026 - | 1/1 & 19 | |
| 2/17 & 5/26 | 2/16, 5/25 | |||
| 6/19, 7/4 | 6/19, 7/4 | |||
| 9/1, 10/13 | 9/7, 10/12 | |||
| 11/11, 27, 28 | 11/11, 26, 27 | |||
| 12/24, 25 | 12/24, 25 |
Criminal Non-Jury 2025 & 2026
| Disc. Deadline | Motion Deadline | Cal. Call | Motion Day | Final Plea Day | Trial Date |
| 11/18/24 | 12/1/24 | 1/7/25 | Day of Trial | 1/7/25 | 2/4/2025 |
| 2/18/25 | 3/6/25 | 3/11/25 | Day of Trial | 3/11/25 | 4/15/2025 |
| 4/29/25 | 5/6/25 | 5/6/25 | Day of Trial | 5/6/25 | 6/17/2025 |
| 7/1/25 | 7/8/25 | 7/8/25 | Day of Trial | 7/8/25 | 8/5/2025 |
| 8/25/25 | 9/9/25 | 9/9/25 | Day of Trial | 9/9/25 | 10/7/2025 |
| 10/22/25 | 11/4/25 | 11/4/25 | Day of Trial | 11/4/25 | 12/2/2025 |
| 12/23/25 | 1/13/26 | 1/13/26 | Day of Trial | 1/13/26 | 2/3/2026 |
| 2/23/26 | 3/17/26 | 3/17/26 | Day of Trial | 3/17/26 | 4/14/2026 |
| 4/30/26 | 5/5/26 | 5/5/26 | Day of Trial | 5/5/26 | 6/16/2026 |
| 6/30/26 | 7/7/26 | 7/7/26 | Day of Trial | 7/7/26 | 8/4/2026 |
| 8/31/26 | 9/22/26 | 9/22/26 | Day of Trial | 9/22/26 | 10/13/2026 |
| 10/26/26 | 11/3/26 | 11/3/26 | Day of Trial | 11/3/26 | 12/1/2026 |
| 12/21/2026 | 1/12/27 | 1/12/27 | Day of Trial | 1/12/27 | 2/2/2027 |
| 2025 Regular Arraignment Dates | 2025 Jail Arraignment Dates | 2026 Arraignment Dates | 2026 Jail Arraignment Dates |
| Jan. 9, 16, 30 | Jan. 9, 16, 30 | Jan. 8, 15, 29 | Jan. 8, 15, 29 |
| Feb. 6, 13, 27 | Feb. 6, 13, 27 | Feb. 5, 12, 26 | Feb. 5, 12, 26 |
| March 6, 13, 20 | March 6, 13, 20 | March 5, 12, 19, 26 | March 5, 12, 19, 26 |
| April 3, 10, 17 | April 3, 10, 17 | April 9, 16, 23 | April 9, 16, 23 |
| May 1, 8, 15, 22 | May 1, 8, 15, 22 | May 7, 14, 21 | May 7, 14, 21 |
| June 5, 12, 26 | June 5, 12, 26 | June 4, 11, 18, 25 | June 4, 11, 18, 25 |
| July 10, 17, 31 | July 10, 17, 31 | July 9, 16, 30 | July 9, 16, 30 |
| Aug. 7, 14, 28 | Aug. 7, 14, 28 | Aug. 6, 13, 20 | Aug. 6, 13, 20 |
| Sep. 11, 18, 25 | Sep. 11, 18, 25 | Sep. 3, 17, 24 | Sep. 3, 17, 24 |
| Oct. 2, 9, 23, 30 | Oct. 2, 9, 23, 30 | Oct. 1, 8, 22, 29 | Oct. 1, 8, 22, 29 |
| Nov. 6, 20 | Nov. 6, 13*, 20 | Nov. 5, 12 | Nov. 5, 12 |
| Dec. 4, 11, 18 | Dec. 4, 11, 18 | Dec. 3, 10, 17 | Dec. 3, 10, 17 |
*May change due to Holiday and conferences 2027: Jan 7, 14, 28 Jan 7, 14, 28